St. Cloud's Schultz wins ninth X Games gold medal

Mike Schultz of St. Cloud maneuvers through the Snow Bike course during the X Games this weekend in Aspen, Colorado. Schultz won gold in the event.(Photo11: ESPN Images/ Pete Demos)

It's a new year for everyone, but for St. Cloud's Mike Schultz it's bringing the same old — make that gold — results.

At this weekend's X Games in Aspen, Colorado, the Kimball Area High School graduate won his ninth X Games gold medal and tied the record for most medals in multiple sports.

Schultz won gold in a relatively new sport, Snow Bike. According to his news release, Schultz only started riding snow bikes in November. Adaptive Snow Bike made its X Games debut last year and has an adaptive class for athletes who are amputees as well as a para class for athletes with paralysis.

Schultz, who won two medals at the 2018 Winter Paralympics, holds the record for nine gold in three sports: Motocross, Snocross and Snow Bike. He ties action sports legend Shaun Palmer for most medals in multiple sports. Palmer won six gold medals in three different sports: Snowboard, Skiing and Downhill Mountain Bike.

“I just want to thank X Games for supporting athletes with disabilities and giving us the chance to do the sports we love on a global stage,” Schultz said about the addition of Snow Bike in his news release.